Malaysia Airlines News
Ten Britons confirmed dead in MH17 crash
Ten Britons have now been confirmed as being among those who passengers who died following the the Malaysia Airlines MH17 crash last week.
Investigators explore cause of Malaysian Airlines MH17 crash
International investigators are set to be given access to the crash site of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 after pro-Russian separatists in the east of Ukraine confirmed they would allow access. The flight came down yesterday on rebel-held territory carrying 298 people. Both sides in the Ukrainian civil conflict have accused each other of shooting down the jet with a missile.
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Malaysian Airlines aircraft crashes near Ukraine border
A Malaysian Airlines passenger plane on route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur has crashed near the Ukrainian border with Russia. Flight MH17 went down earlier with 295 people on board. There are believed to be no survivors. Unconfirmed reports suggest the aircraft was shot down by Russian separatists operating in Ukraine.
Malaysia Airlines signs codeshare deal with AA
Malaysia Airlines and American Airlines, enhanced their current codeshare agreement by adding 260 domestic connecting flights to and from Los Angeles (LAX) and New York (JFK).
Malaysia Airlines improves check-in efficiency
Malaysia Airlines passengers will save valuable time and reduce hassle by checking in for flights out of Kuala Lumpur via new self check-in options set to be introduced later this month. The national carrier will introduce a mandatory self check-in requirement for all Economy class passengers flying out of Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) starting 15 July 2014.
New search area revealed in hunt for MH370
Officials in Australia have announced a new search area as they continue to look for the missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370. The move follows further analysis of satellite data.
MH370: Cash payments for families begin
Families of passengers on the missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 have received initial cash payments from the insurers. Six Malaysian and one Chinese family have received initial compensation payments of $50,000, while insurers are assessing the claims of 40 more Chinese families.
Malaysia Airlines revises checked-in baggage policy
Malaysia Airlines’ passengers can now check-in a maximum of two pieces of baggage, within the generous 30, 40, and 50 kg free baggage allowance included in their travel in Economy, Business and First class respectively.
Acoustic pings prove fruitless in search for missing MH370
Australian officials have said the missing MH370 Malaysian Airways aircraft is not located in the area where acoustic signals were earlier detected. The Bluefin-21 submersible robot earlier finished a search of the area, with no evidence of the aircraft found.
Malaysian government releases MH370 data
Malaysian government officials have released the satellite data used to track missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which disappeared on March 8th. The raw data, compiled by British firm Inmarsat was used by the government to determine the missing plane crashed into the southern Indian Ocean.
Weather slows Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 search
Tropical Cyclone Jack is hampering efforts to locate the wreckage of missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 in the southern Indian Ocean. Up to ten military planes had been due to scour the surface of the Indian Ocean for evidence of flight MH370 today, but have been stood down due to the adverse weather conditions.
Submarine search for MH370 draws blank
A Bluefin-21 submarine has continued to draw a blank in its search for missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370. The submarine is now two thirds of its way through a search of an area of the southern Indian Ocean, with no sign of the missing plane.